Smart energy tool to provide substantial fuel savings for environmentally friendly cruise ferry, helping it reach a target of zero marine emissions
The new cruise ferry, a 218 meter vessel with a top speed
of 22 knots, will have the capacity to carry 2,800
passengers and will serve the route connecting Turku,
Finland and Stockholm, Sweden. In line with Viking Line's
environmental commitments, the new generation ferry will
use liquefied natural gas as its fuel, which will be a
first for a passenger vessel of this size. Through
efficient use of this fuel, the ship will have extremely
low emissions and virtually zero marine emissions.
Viking Line chose ABB's energy management system for marine
applications software - EMMA, which is a part of ABB's
marine automation and control offering, to help manage
energy-related processes, practices and decisions on the
new ferry, to use fuel efficiently from the very first day
of operation.
"One of the top priorities at Viking Line is to lower the
emissions and fuel consumption on our fleet . We were
looking for a good monitoring tool that automatically
regulated power consumption and was as easy to operate as a
traffic light as a result ABB's EMMA became our first
choice," said Kari Granberg, Project Manager at Viking Line
Abp.
EMMA is based on ABB's field-proven process automation
software for energy management, which has been deployed to
more than 60 process industry customers.
"We are committed to the development of cutting-edge
technology for our marine customers so that they can meet
their operational efficiency and environmental goals," said
Veli-Matti Reinikkala, head of ABB's Process Automation
division. "EMMA is a tool that draws on the successes of
energy management systems in the process industries and
applies them to the specific challenges faced by ship
operators."
ABB's scope of supply to Viking Line includes EMMA
software, which compares and analyzes the historical and
current operational data of the vessel, then calculates and
advises on areas for improvement with easy-to-understand
displays. It also includes an extended energy management
tool that models energy consumption and calculates optimal
operating conditions, so that ships can perform at the
highest possible fuel and energy efficiency.
ABB's Process Automation division delivers industry
specific solutions and services for industrial automation
and plant electrification. These solutions help customers
meet their critical business needs in the areas of energy
efficiency, operational profitability, capital
productivity, risk management, and global responsibility.
Available industry specific solutions include process
control, instrumentation, analytics, safety, plant
optimization, telecommunications, energy management and
power distribution.
) is a leader in power and automation technologies that
enable utility and industry customers to improve
performance while lowering environmental impact.
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